{"id":2133,"date":"2021-07-25T13:03:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-25T11:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=990687"},"modified":"2021-07-25T13:03:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-25T11:03:17","slug":"celebrity-masterchef-2021-release-date-line-up-trailer","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/celebrity-masterchef-2021-release-date-line-up-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Masterchef 2021: Release date, line-up, trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> A first-look trailer has dropped for the new series. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Naomi Gordon\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 25 July 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n<p>BBC has released a teaser trailer for Celebrity MasterChef 2021 \u2013 and the budding celebrity cooks appear to be having a ball and cooking up a storm.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/celebrity-masterchef-2021-line-up\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\">Celebrity MasterChef 2021 line-up<\/a> boasts some big names stepping up to the plate, such as former EastEnders actress Rita Simons, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/talent-shows\/strictly-come-dancing-2021-start-date-news\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> star Johannes Radebe, TV presenter Melanie Sykes, Happy Mondays percussionist Bez, actor and Blue member Duncan James, Katie Price, actress Su Pollard and Britain\u2019s Got Talent star Nabil Abdulrashid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re twisting my melons,\u201d Bez jokes in the short clip. Reality star Price can be seen making a funny face as she tries out the deep fryer, while Joe Swash seemingly fails to impress with his dumplings.<\/p>\n<p>The 2021 winner will follow in the footsteps of last year\u2019s champion, Irish broadcaster and internet personality Riyadh Khalaf, who won over Gregg Wallace and John Torode with his impressive range of dishes largely inspired by his Iraqi roots.<\/p>\n<p>Over five weeks, viewers will watch as the new line-up of celebrities battle it out in the kitchen to be crowned champion.<\/p>\n<p>So, when is it back? And what time is it on?<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s everything we know so far about the 16th series of Celebrity MasterChef.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When is Celebrity MasterChef back in 2021?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A 2021 air date hasn\u2019t been confirmed just yet for Celebrity MasterChef, however, we can make some educated guesses about the show\u2019s return based on previous years.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrity MasterChef is usually filmed in March and begins in the summer, so it\u2019s likely we could see the 16th series around <strong>July 2021<\/strong>.<\/p> <h2><strong>Celebrity Masterchef 2021 trailer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The BBC has released a teaser trailer, which features the celebrity contestants having a great time in the kitchen.<\/p>\n\n<h2><strong>Who are the Celebrity MasterChef judges?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>John Torode and Gregg Wallace will be back to judge the celebrities on their array of dishes.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who is in the Celebrity MasterChef line-up?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The 2021 line-up has now been confirmed with 20 celebrities entering the Celebrity MasterChef kitchen this year.<\/p>\n<p>You can see a full list below:<\/p>\n<ul><li>Duncan James<\/li>\n<li>Su Pollard<\/li>\n<li>Nabil Abdulrashid<\/li>\n<li>Munya Chawawa<\/li>\n<li>Melanie Sykes<\/li>\n<li>Rita Simons<\/li>\n<li>Megan McKenna<\/li>\n<li>Penny Lancaster<\/li>\n<li>Patrick Grant<\/li>\n<li>Will Kirk<\/li>\n<li>Katie Price<\/li>\n<li>Dion Dublin<\/li>\n<li>Johannes Radebe<\/li>\n<li>Gavin Esler<\/li>\n<li>Kadeena Cox<\/li>\n<li>Kem Cetinay<\/li>\n<li>Joe Swash<\/li>\n<li>Melissa Johns<\/li>\n<li>Michelle Collins<\/li>\n<li>Bez<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>The 2020 line-up of celebs<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/celebrity-masterchef-line-up-backlash-comment\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\"> received a bit of criticism<\/a> on social media, with comedian Jennifer Saunders saying she only recognised nine of the 20 celebrities.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who won Celebrity MasterChef in 2020?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" style=\"padding-bottom:\"> <img class=\"&quot;wp-image-834238\" align=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/riyadh-khalaf-celebrity-masterchef-copy-2-f520f3d.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;riyadh\" title=\"&quot;riyadh-khalaf-celebrity-masterchef\" \/><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" \/> Celebrity MasterChef winner<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Irish broadcaster and internet personality\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/celebrity-masterchef-2020-riyadh-khalaf-contestant\/&quot;\">Riyadh Khalaf<\/a> won Celebrity Masterchef in 2020. Riyadh is hoping to expand his career in cooking and told <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> that he was in talks with production companies after his win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would love to do more food-related stuff on TV \u2013 something that\u2019s dangerous and breaking boundaries and a little bit out there. I\u2019ve got a couple of ideas I have down on paper and I\u2019ve been chatting to production companies and developing them. Maybe a cook book and a new podcast coming out next year!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wallace said: \u201cRiyadh has always been flamboyant, he\u2019s always shown creativity and he\u2019s always been passionate. I think Riyadh\u2019s cooking came of age today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Torode added: \u201cYou look at those three dishes and I thought they were restaurant quality. Some people just get better, their food finer but more importantly more and more delicious. A deserved winner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Celebrity MasterChef will return to BBC One this summer. If you\u2019re looking for more to watch check out our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> A first-look trailer has dropped for the new series. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2134,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/celebrity-masterchef-2021-release-date-line-up-trailer.png",1692,932,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/celebrity-masterchef-2021-release-date-line-up-trailer-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/celebrity-masterchef-2021-release-date-line-up-trailer-300x165.png",300,165,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/celebrity-masterchef-2021-release-date-line-up-trailer-768x423.png",768,423,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/celebrity-masterchef-2021-release-date-line-up-trailer-1024x564.png",800,441,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/celebrity-masterchef-2021-release-date-line-up-trailer-1536x846.png",1536,846,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/celebrity-masterchef-2021-release-date-line-up-trailer.png",1692,932,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"A first-look trailer has dropped for the new series.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/2133"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}